'I didn't like Vince's WWE product' - Gunther on former regime, Sami Zayn & challenging Cody Rhodes 

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This is the first guy to blatantly say he didn't like Vince

This man wasn't a typical heel in terms of how he won , he won by himself, and he was very easy to respect which was super refreshing to see because of the tired typical heel tactics we see

If Vince was still around, Gunther would have become Kozlov 2.0.

I don't blame Gunther. He's one of the best pure wrestlers in the world so why would he wanna work for Vince? Smart man 🤔🤓.

I like the fact he never cheats and he never has his team mates interfere with a match, he gets lots of cheers from the crowd that respects his art, he is an artist!

gunther and dragonuv can be the rivals of the decade

Definitely the type of Heel you want to hold the strap.

Gunther is a throwback to the old school wrestling. He's awesome

Gunther speaking facts, from the name change from Walter to overall booking under Vince, who can forget when he was pinned by Drew McIntyre back at Survivor Series in 2019 in less then 5 minutes, even the crowd was pissed at that pin, he truly got to shine under HHH’s regime. 👏👏👏👏

Gunther v Ilja @ Bash at Berlin... We will be there

8:25 Gunther handled the bait question very well

Not surprised Gunther didnt like Vinces regime... Vince literally wanted to bury him, kill all his momentum and send him back to NXT a broken man and completely damage his character, a former shell of himself

Gunther is the best wrestler in WWE right now. The best heel work, funny, you can't even hate him as a heel because he is that good. Puts in the work and shows us new moves mixed with a blend of old school. Perfection at its best. Thank you, Gunther. and Paul L.

What’s crazy to me is Gunther seems like the EXACTLY the type of Villain you’d think Vince would be looking for. Like what quality does he NOT have that you’d want in a Heel?

Gotta love how eloquent this man is. Definitely the best IC champ we’ve had and I’ve been around long enough to see ppl like HHH, Rock and Austin hold that title. Appreciate you Gunther!

Love this guy. The idea for me is that he's not the traditional heel. It's more that he knows how much better than everyone else he is and he's not scared to tell people. I prefer that than the usual bad guy beatdowns for the sake of it. He shows respect to the babyfaces when they deserve it which makes his heel-ness even more realistic and believable. Big fan - should've been champ forever!

Gunther would've been the perfect guy to retire Kurt Angle.

If Vince was in charge, he would have Gunther wearing lederhosen and yodelling while goose-stepping to the ring. *"IT'S SUCH GOOD SHIT!"*

Long live King Gunther! Immer wieder Österreich 🇦🇹. Wir sehen uns am Donnerstag in der Stadthalle!

I really like him you can tell how much he loves his job and is so good world champ next

Vince literally made it his mission to bury Gunther. Thank god that wasn't the case

I do not blame him at all. At first, Vince's plan was to call him up, burying him, and send him back to NXT. So glad that Vince is gone forever. Triple H made Gunther the man that he is. The Longest reigning Intercontinental Champion in history, having 5-star matches with Drew and Sheamus, and others with Chad Gable and Ricochet. Despite him being a heel on screen, he is very humble off screen.

This Appalachian gal loves GUNTHER. He is my favorite wrestler and I was lucky to have seen him vs Zayn back in November at a house show and it was incredible to witness. Can't wait until the big title is on his waist. He is the best wrestler in the world.

I love Gunther's down to earth personality, and I wish him all the best going forward.

Vince was too egotistical to get out of his own way. For decades people said that man’s narcissistic personality was running rampant & unchecked. He was ruining his own product & he didn’t even care

Gunther talking about his career years from now just gets me so happy. Him not having any plans to leave and knowing hes happy where hes at. One of my favorite

I hate that Vince tried to diminish so many legacies because he wanted to elevate his creations

I see that Stone Island polo shirt and always on that clean sidepart and fade cut. A wrestling machine that's stylish, Gunther is a star.

Gunther seems like a great guy (high contrast with his character) and a solid interviewee.

The absolute authenticity of this man and how much pride he takes in his craft to admit that despite being offered to move to America, he didn’t want to because he didn’t like the way the production was (Vince regime). Just gained even more respect for Gunther

I appreciate his honesty in this interview

I think the best part of Gunther as a heel is his subtlety. He holds himself to a higher standard and casually looks down on others who he believes are beneath him.

Gunther’s one of my favorites. His stiff believable style is top notch IMO. You don’t see him doing moonsaults or knocking down 5 men like bowling pins. His matches with Ilja I can go back and watch time and time again

Going to say something that might be interpreted as silly. Walter/Gunther could very easily be one of the top two babyfaces in the company if they handle things correctly over the next three or four years. He has never leaned into the lazy gimmicks, but his fundamental thing is that he is a phenomenally good wrestler who wants to be the absolute best in the world. He doesn't come out and say "Chicago, so full of drug addicts. or Indianapolis, where everyone smells bad and is fat." That shit is cheap heat, and it works to get a quick pop, but only now when the crowd is smart and plays their part. It works for the Miz specifically because fans like him and want him to get boo'd, so they boo him. Every single great heel makes an even greater babyface, once the see the error of their ways. With the only exception being the Rick Rudes and Ric Flairs of the world who are heels because of their lifestyle, but not their desire to be the best. If Walter was rolling around in $6,000 suits and flying charter everywhere...then he's locked in. But he's a tough, but smart guy who... in storyline terms... is simply misguided in how you become the best. He feels the need to push people around and never show vulnerability and weakness. As a babyface, he is not ever going to be a Steve Austin or even a Eddie Gilbert(at his best), where he's just some badass antihero. His fundamental core is that he absolutely gives a shit about wrestling. I see him as a guy that despite being an absolute asshole, right now, never feels the need to cheat or influence the odds in his way. When he loses it's "fair". Do not dilute his character through interferences or politicking, but let it ride and let his frustration build when effort alone doesn't make his dream come true. Imaginary booking time... Two years down the road, maybe one... He wins the rumble and gets to challenge Reigns, or whoever is the champion... but it must be a heel champion with the full support of "the powers that be". Gunther's stable are still heels, ala the Wyatts. He has a few feuds between the rumble and mania where they slowly start to get cheered as the great hope, once again ala Rusev. You don't force it at all, you lean into it though. The entire heel faction that he's leading become babyfaces by default over time. Because they are the bad guys that don't cheat or lie... they're just "GOOD AT WRESTLING". He doesn't see the "error of his ways" vocally before wrestlemania because that could kill his momentum, but his style does change a bit where he's wrestling less heel and more babyface. Biggest thing is maybe a wave to the crowd or a slight smile when he gets cheered in some city that loves a tough guy hero... thinking Philly or Chicago. Little cracks in the facade, but not a full break. At Mania, they try to screw him... but DO NOT overbook it. It's like a one off psuedo-run in. They never make it to the ring and his boy gets a pop shutting it down. You just made a future star doing that too, perhaps. Do not do the "here comes the entire NWO and Degeneration X" thing. One single attempt, it gets shut down and in that moment cheating backfires and Walter dominates that moment, hit his finish... gets the guy up and hits it again for a clean 1, 2, 3. And, if he can, Walter sheds a tear or the closest thing to it. Holds the world title up high, grabs the microphone, says no more than two lines... something like "thank you" and walks off as the world champion. You do not technically turn him until Raw on Monday. The promo is not apologizing for being a "bad guy" or "i realized I was wrong". The fans are not stupid, and in wrestling we show we do not tell. His hard work paid off, that's all they need to see.

Such an amazing Wrestler, someone that can have a fantastic match against any other style of wrestler. He always looks himself while adapting to different styles. Guarenteed future top champion.

Man... With the Sad news of John Klinger passing away and him, Ilja and Gunther having one of the best matches i've ever seen in wxw... I would looove a tribute to that soon...

Gunther is my kind of wrestler. No nonsense. I hated Vince's product too.

You can tell that he is a STUDENT of Wrestling! I can see him being FANTASTIC if he chooses to take on any role backstage after he's finished his Hall of Fame Career.

What I like most is that he brought relevance back to the IC title. I have missed that most. We need that for all the belts.

Good for him expressing his disdain for the V regime.

Gunther is the only wrestler right now worthy of dethroning Cody Rhodes

I love how nice these guys actually are in real life. I noticed that with Rhea. She is a real sweetheart for sure. Gunter seems so chill and cool. It must be hard for them to be heels. Very good actors.

I really hope to see Ilja and Gunther work on the main roster. Their matches in NXT UK were some of the best wrestling storytelling I've ever seen. Just tremendous work from both of them.

Gunther is a very serious man...in a good way

Don't Disrespect the Miz like that , he made the IC title relevant again

Gunther reminds me of a evolved William Regal 2.0

Im a old school fan and dont really like the new guys but Gunther is one guy that I do like. I enjoy watching his matches

Its good to see alot of people like Gunther hes always been on of the ones i go for

In 32 years I'd say this man is the most realistic wrestler I've ever seen. Every match feels like a sport.

Damn i love how real he is, need more this pls

If we're talking best current wrestler in-ring. For me, that definitely goes to Gunther much more than Ospreay. I am still amazed by the athleticism, intensity, and execution of Ospreay but I much prefer and value the timelessness of Gunther's quality over quantity style and use of classics with just enough meaningful innovation.

my favorite performer in WWE. Long live Gunther

Just waiting for the Gunther face turn. It'll be awesome.

Depending on how long WWE plans to let Cody remain Undisputed champ I personally would LOVE to see Cody v. Gunther headlining a WM or another major PLE. That feud and storylines would feed families, especially if they up the savagery within Gunthers character against Cody throughout the storyline leading up to the final match for the title .

There is no heel or face when it comes to Gunther. He is in that category of his own like Orton when he was a heel. You can't help but to cheer him on. He has a bright future and already a legend in the making run this far.

smoothest transition ever at 5:16

My fave match of Gunther was him vs Miz when he taunted Miz in German 😂

Gunther will soon be Main Event

I'd love to see Ilja get his feet under him on the main roster before joining Imperium. Gunther goes after the world title, Ilja gets the Intercontinental. Gunther fails to get the big belt while Ilja is doing everything Gunther was doing with the IC title just as well if not better which irritates him, gets Kaiser to turn on him, costing him the belt. Ilja gets the big belt. Wrestlemania, Ilja soaks up endless damage from Gunther, give them lots of time to really go at it before finally Ilja just can't get up. Gunther wins in the most brutal wrestlemania match ever, which is a fitting way for him to finally get the top belt.

A man in honor does not wait for his enemy to hit the rock bottom to speak what's in his heart, everyone suddenly has something negative to say about Vince. Would like to thank the Undertaker for sticking with Vince, he was not a good person to others I admit but loyalty means more. Guys like CM Punk, Enzo, Ryback and Dean are one of the most honest people cause they let everyone know they hated Vince while he was still biting, these ones who show up out of nowhere are nothing but corwards!!!

considering his matches, is a no brainer this guy is really smart

Love this guy. The perfect wrestler because he mixes and matches the old school with the new style of wrestling. My dream match is Gunther vs Bret Hart.

Gunthers methodical, old school style is a perfect counter to the faster, more athletic generation of top faces. I cannot wait until he steps in as the top heel when Reigns needs to be refreshed.

This guy can wrestle and I look forward in seeing him rise to the top

I’m glad finally someone who stepped up to say “I don’t like Vince” he made WWE look like a circus clown act every week … doesn’t matter if crowd still goes or sold out … it was pure comedy that made me turn away from WWE…. Until Triple H showed up… 🔥🤘🏽💯

DaVinci is just chop liver now

Everyone's a gangsta with a mic until Vince is around. Let's see if he has the guts to say that in a boardroom. I don't think so.

Gunther's character even as a heel is cool. He's one of those bad guys you have no choice but to respect. Like the main antagonist from Gangs of New York 😂

What makes Gunthers matches different is how they end. He can win with a Boston Crab, Powerbomb, Clothesline, Splash etc. He doesn't have a end all be all finisher. Makes matches exciting because you just never know what's going to put his opponent away.

I think that when it’s time to go up against Cody and Roman, it’ll be super epic.

Your intro, music, and sound effects for your graphics are too loud. Great interview but those few elements will make the video quality go up a lot

I can't tell if Ilja will become part of Imperium, or feud with them. They just booted Giovanni, kinda rough having a two person stable. At the same time, having a Russian in a German stable might be a little weird... I guess they stopped feuding 80 years ago, so maybe they can work together lol.

Gunthers educational ring presence is unbelievable, keep climbing that ladder Walter lol

Gunther is the only heel in pro wrestling who wins ALL of his matches clean. Hes such a welcome breath of fresh air

6:34 Gunther pretending like he knows what’s it like to not be perfect. Dude’s a machine!

8:27 we need a real king Corbin reign. Run that back!

Translation: Gunther didn’t want to end up as the former heel turned dancing foreigner (ie Khali, Suzuki, Kozlove). Love that he got to do it his way!

I can’t not lie he’s probably the only reason why I would watch raw

Should have definitely been Gable that beat Gunther at Mania

This guy really does just say everyone is the greatest ever at everything

I hope he realises that vince still has the final say... He still works for vince, what an idiot

He is this generation best wrestler and good in the mic and best of all he can carry a championship I hope he wins it all and make his family proud and his fans

Dudes just a fucking class act through and through and an absolute monster to go with it 🤘🏻🔥🔥🤘🏻

Vince was off is hinges, but let’s not forget, he gave Gunther his name title, he brought Cody back personally, He knew Roman was the biggest thing ever (just ahead of his time) I remember people use to say how much Vince hated Cesaro and never gave him a chance he left WWE and still didn’t get over! Vince left some bad ass seeds planted ! - with that said the overall business is much better with Triple H!

#1 in pro wrestling at the moment .... incredibly uniquely talented as an all-around entertainer .... never makes a mistake ... literally every match gets the 'this is awesome!' chant ... and most importantly, the guy is easy to respect ... there is zero corny aspect to him .... that quality is very rare

Gunther (WALTER) is a throwback to the 1960s/black & white picture Era of wrestling when wrestlers looked like wrestlers and didn’t need characters to get over as long as they could wrestle.

I really need to see Gunther vs Brock Lesnar

the man respects the art of wrestling, and we respect him for that

Lot of people remember Gunther for the 5-star matches. One I'll never forget is the exhibition match with Dominik Mysterio (because let's face it, that's what it was...no way was Dom beating Gunther), and Gunther was just strolling to the ring grinning like, "I'm 'bout to ruin this MFer's night". 😂😂😂 And did he ever!

Drew, Sheamus and Gunther will be one of the best matches I have ever watched.

WALTER/GUNTHER Aura under Vince’s watch would had gotten ruined to the point of no return so I’m very happy he stayed away for as long as he did! I really worried once he decided to go ahead and give the main roster a try because Vince was still booking it and although he put the IC title on him and Vince probably got bored fast and decided to bury him! So he did the right thing I don’t blame him for not wanting to be there then! Gunther is such a throw back you think Vince would had enjoyed him but nope not Vince he probably lost touch with that as well! So it all worked out except for him losing that classic of a theme he had everywhere he went til NXT UK ended! Now we have Mone thinking she can remix it and ruined such a classic masterpiece of a tone! I wish he got it back that made his representation so good!

Ilja vs. Gunther for King of the Ring final!

Gunther looks like he would have fit in among any era

Vince really had lost his touch after spring 2019.

If there was anything close to a hero as a heel, it would be Gunther. Discipline. Respect. Standards, morals. And still merciless.

I love Gunther's frog splash off the top rope. It fits his character perfectly. An absolute master inside the ropes at punishing his opponents but has no business going to the top rope. So the splash with no style or flair looking stiff and awkward yet still devastating. just a pancake flop essentially its perfect psychology for him. It even cost him his IC title getting cheeky with Sami Zayn, playing with his food as it were.

Der Ringeneral!

Thank goodness someone said something about dislike of vince proudct style and praising triple h style!!!

If Gunther doesn't have a world title on him by next Wrestlemania I think that would be a huge mistake.